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Andrei Zemkov

39 years old

Ofakim

Andrei, 39, from Ofakim, grew up in a traditional Bukharian Jewish family and immigrated to Israel with his family about 25 years before October 7. He was remembered as cheerful, smiling and athletic, a tough boxer who loved the National Geographic channel. He had served as a tank technician, worked in home renovations and was planning to marry. During the attack, he went into the street and was killed near his family home.

Andrei Zemkov, 39, of Ofakim - Murdered in his home by Hamas terrorists.